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Keep checking this page for upcoming Trek Book News, Covers, & Excerpts.
Here are the covers for the three Terok Nor novels. Look for them starting in April 2008.

Day of the Vipers

Night of the Wolves

Dawn of the Eagles


STAR TREK MYRIAD UNIVERSES: INFINITY'S PRISM (July) will feature three short
novels by:

- Christopher L. Bennett (TNG: The Buried Age; Titan: Orion's Hounds; and
the upcoming TNG: Greater Than the Sum)

- William Leisner ("Ambition" from TOS: Constellations; SCE: Out of the
Cocoon;  and the upcoming Slings and Arrows: The Insolence of Office)

- James Swallow ("Closure" from VGR: Distant Shores; "Ordinary Days" from
TNG: The Sky¹s the Limit; and the upcoming Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)


STAR TREK MYRIAD UNIVERSES: ECHOES AND REFRACTIONS (August) will feature
three short novels by:

- Keith R.A. DeCandido (TNG: Q&A; The Mirror-Scaled Serpent from Mirror
Universe: Obsidian Alliances; and the upcoming Klingon Empire: A Burning
House)

- Chris Roberson ("The End of Now" from Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination
Prague; X-Men: The Return; and Here, There & Everywhere)

- Geoff Trowbridge ("Suicide Note" from TNG: The Sky¹s the Limit)

 
Here is cover art for These Haunted Seas.  Cover art by Cliff Nielsen.

This is an omnibus edition of the first two books of the DS9 Mission: Gamma series: David R. George's Twilight and This Gray Spirit by Heather Jarman. 
 
Here is the triptych art for Terok Nor.  Cover art by John Picacio.



Here is the cover for Keith R.A. DeCandido's upcoming Klingon novel, A Burning House. The art is by Stephan Martiniere, who also designed the covers for The Buried Age and The Sky's The Limit. You can view it here.



For everyone who wasn't able to go to Shore Leave this year, including myself, here are the titles that Marco Palmieri revealed:

STAR TREK 2008 tentative schedule.

This list is not complete and subject to change.

 

JANUARY, 2008

- STAR TREK EXCELSIOR: FORGED IN FIRE by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels (mass)

BACK COVER COPY: A vicious pirate known as the Albino is cutting a deadly swath across space, creating turmoil in the Klingon Empire that threatens to spill into the Federation. But this criminal also has a secret that could shake the halls of Imperial power, and his genocidal plans against the race that bore him will have consequences even he cannot imagine, as several unlikely allies join swords to bring the Albino to justice: Hikaru Sulu of the U.S.S. Excelsior; Klingon captains Kor, Koloth, and Kang; and a hotheaded young Federation diplomat named Curzon Dax. Tempered in the flames of their shared adversity, a captaincy is forged, a Blood Oath is sworn . . . and a hunt begins that will stretch from one generation to the next.



- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SLINGS AND ARROWS, BOOK FOUR: THE SLEEP OF DEATH by Terri Osborne  (eBook)

We find out why Dr. Crusher has such animosity for the EMH as the Enterprise faces a medical crisis.



FEBRUARY

- STAR TREK KLINGON EMPIRE: A BURNING HOUSE by Keith R. A. DeCandido (mass)
BACK COVER COPY: They have been the Federation’s staunchest allies, and its fiercest adversaries. Cunning, ruthless, driven by an instinct for violence and defined by a complex code of honor, they must push ever outward in order to survive, defying the icy ravages of space with the fire of their hearts.
  They are the Klingons, and if you think you already know all there is to learn about them . . . think again.

From its highest echelons of power to the shocking depths of lowest castes; from its savagely aggressive military to its humble farmers, from political machinations of galactic import to personal demons and family strife, the Klingon Empire is revealed as never before when the captain and crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon finally return to their homeworld of Qo’noS in a sweeping tale of intrigue, love, betrayal, and honor.

 


- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SLINGS AND ARROWS, BOOK FIVE: A WEARY LIFE by Robert Greenberger  (eBook)
William Riker is sent on a mission to stop the Maquis—forcing him to confront the actions of his "twin" Tom Riker.




MARCH

- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SLINGS AND ARROWS, BOOK SIX: ENTERPRISES OF GREAT PITCH AND MOMENT by Keith R.A. DeCandido  (eBook)
Captain Picard is sent to Deep Space 9 to try to find a way to use his relationship with Chancellor Gowron to end the conflict between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.




APRIL

- STAR TREK MIRROR UNIVERSE: SHARDS AND SHADOWS by various (trade, anthology)

Twelve new short stories of the Mirror Universe, including several from “book only” Star Trek series.



- STAR TREK TEROK NOR: DAY OF THE VIPERS by James Swallow (mass)

The beginning of the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, from 2318-2328

 

MAY
- STAR TREK TEROK NOR: NIGHT OF THE WOLVES by S.D. Perry and Britta Dennison (mass)
The occupation of Bajor from 2345-2357




JUNE

- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - THESE HAUNTED SEAS by David R. George III; Heather Jarman (trade, omnibus reprinting Mission: Gamma, Book One - Twilight and Mission: Gamma, Book Two - This Gray Spirit)

 

- STAR TREK TEROK NOR: DAWN OF THE EAGLES by S.D. Perry and Britta Dennison (mass)
The occupation of Bajor from 2360-2369




JULY

- STAR TREK MYRIAD UNIVERSES, VOLUME ONE by various (trade, omnibus)

Beyond the Mirror Universe: three new novels of OTHER alternate Star Trek realities.

 

- STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE - FEARFUL SYMMETRY by Olivia Woods (mass)
A two-in-one flip book revealing the fate of Kira’s Cardassian double, Iliana Ghemor.

 

AUGUST
- STAR TREK MYRIAD UNIVERSES, VOLUME TWO by various (trade, omnibus)

Beyond the Mirror Universe: three new novels of OTHER alternate Star Trek realities.



- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION—GREATER THAN THE SUM by Christopher L.
  Bennett

Picking up on the events of Before Dishonor, the crew of the Enterprise embarks on a dangerous mission while dealing with personal upheavals that will define the characters’ lives forever after.

 

 

SEPTEMBER
- STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE – KOBAYASHI MARU by Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin (mass)
Captain Jonathan Archer’s Enterprise and Captain Erika Hernandez’s Columbia become embroiled in the shocking events that became the infamous Starfleet Academy no-win scenario.


OCTOBER-DECEMBER

- STAR TREK DESTINY by David Mack (mass)

BOOK ONE: GODS OF NIGHT
A Star Trek crossover trilogy of epic proportions, featuring the Enterprise-E, the Titan, characters from Deep Space Nine, and elements from Trek’s past, coming together in an ambitious tale that will shape the future of the Star Trek universe.

BOOK TWO: MERE MORTALS

BOOK THREE: LOST SOULS






Here are a couple of covers:

Collision Course by William Shatner

Excelsior: Forged in Fire by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin


















For all Vanguard fans:

Here is an exclusive look at the Sagittarius ship, designed by Masao Okazaki.

Lateral view

Dorsal view

Ventral view


Fore and aft view


Check out this wonderful article the Seattle Times ran on April 8, 2007 about me and my book, Voyages of Imagination.  LINK
(May 6, 2007)

Here's the final lineup and story titles for The Sky's The Limit. Fred Bronson, who was previously announced as a contributor, was forced to withrdraw his participation because of other commitments. Here is the revised cover:

Meet With Triumph and Disaster by Michael Schuster and Steve Mollmann (pre-Encounter at Farpoint)

Acts of Compassion by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (Season One)

Redshift by Richard C. White (Season Two)

Among the Clouds by Scott Pearson (Season Three)

Thinking of You by Greg Cox (Season Five)

Turncoats by Susan Shwartz (Season Six)

Ordinary Days by James Swallow (Season Seven)

'Twould Ring the Bells of Heaven by Amy Sisson (between Season Seven and Generations)

Friends With the Sparrows by Christopher L. Bennett (between Generations and First Contact)

Suicide Note by Geoff Trowbridge (between First Contact and Insurrection)

Four Lights by Keith R.A. DeCandido (between Insurrection and Nemesis)

Til Death by Bob Ingersoll and Thomas A. Zahler (between Insurrection and Nemesis)

On the Spot by David A. McIntee (during the Nemesis epilogue)

Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You by Michael Schuster and Steve Mollmann (during the Nemesis epilogue)





(May 6, 2007)

The next book in the DS9 relaunch, Fearful Symmetry, has been delayed again. No new date has been set.
(May 6, 2007)

Here are some more covers!: Check out the following covers for the following COE books:


The Art of the Comeback:



Signs from Heaven:

Ghost:


Remembrance of Things Past, Book One:



Remembrance of Things Past, Book Two:




March 8, 2007
Here are some beautiful new covers to enjoy. Click on the titles to view

The Buried Age (TNG-Lost Era) (July)

Resistance (TNG) (September)

The Sky's The Limit (TNG Anthology) (October)

Q&A (TNG) (October)

Before Dishonor (TNG) (November)

 
How about some excerpts from upcoming novels?  Click on the title to view:

Vanguard: Reap The Whirlwind

The Buried Age
 
Here are the winners of Strange New Worlds 10.  Congratulations to everyone!

STAR TREK
"The Smell of Dead Rose" -- Gerri Leen —Grand Prize
"The Doomsday Gambit" -- Rick Dickson
"Empty"--David DeLee

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Wired"--Aimee Ford Foster
"A Dish Served Cold"--Paul C Tseng
"The Very Model"--Muri McCage

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"So a Horse Walks into A Bar"--Brian Seidman
"Signal to Noise"--Jim Johnson

STAR TREK: VOYAGER
"The Fate of Captain Ransom"--Rob Vagle
"A Taste of Spam"--Louis E. Doggett
"Adjustments"--Laura Ware
"The Day the Borg Came"--M.C. DeMarco

STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE
"The Dream"--Robyn Sullivent Gries
"Universal Chord" Carolyn Winifred —Third Prize
"You are not in Space"--Edgar Governo

SPECULATIONS
"Time Line"--Jerry M. Wolfe
"Echoes" Randy Tatano —Second Prize
"Brigadoon"--Rigel Ailur
"Reborn"--Jeremy Yoder